Treatment initiation among persons diagnosed with drug resistant tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Denise EvansKathryn SchnippelCaroline GovathsonTembeka SinekeAndrew BlackLawrence LongRebecca BerhanuSydney Rosen

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Despite decentralized RR-TB treatment, fewer than half the patients diagnosed in Johannesburg initiated appropriate treatment. Offering treatment at decentralized sites alone is not sufficient; improvements in linking patients diagnosed with RR-TB to effective treatment is essential.

Keyphrases

south africa
drug resistant
end stage renal disease
multidrug resistant
peritoneal dialysis
hepatitis c virus
pseudomonas aeruginosa
patient reported outcomes
hiv aids
antiretroviral therapy
patient reported